Green Light District

from Now We Run by The Pretty Goodbyes

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lyrics

Pretty girl, sittin’ on the street corner,
Those fishnets have been overworn yeah,
Come hold my hand and I’ll take you some place happier
Cause sometimes the world is unkind,
Sometimes it’ll leave you blind but sittin’ here doing this and that won’t help

Girl, we gotta run away,
No more men are gonna buy you tonight,
Yeah they’re leading you astray
Don’t wanna keep working til the morning light cause,
You’re better than that, I said you are better than that
Girl, You’re better than that, I said you are better than that, oh better than that.

We took a train, all the way to London
Heart beats so fast it’s like a bass drum
And all of my instincts are telling me to get the hell out
But I won’t listen to my mind,
Cause after all, love is blind,
And I wont change my mind so get off of my back

Girl, we gotta run away,
No more men are gonna buy you tonight,
Yeah they’re leading you astray
Don’t wanna keep working til the morning light cause,
You’re better than that, I said you are better than that
Girl, You’re better than that, I said you are better than that, oh better than that.

Oh girl, where have you gone?
I feel too green to be blue.
Oh girl, just pick up the phone,
You wanna be with me too?
Cause we were on a green light district
No run, no turning back but
The tides have swept in now

I got in trouble with the guy who owns you,
Was weird, he just came out of the blue,
And he said to us backed up with tons of guys and guns
That I could never see you, and like a nightmarish dream yeah,
He took you away, back into the light of night.

Girl, we gotta run away,
No more men are gonna buy you tonight,
Yeah they’re leading you astray
Don’t wanna keep working til the morning light cause,
You’re better than that, I said you are better than that
Girl, You’re better than that, I said you are better than that, oh better than that.

Girl, we tried to run away,
But many more men are gonna buy you tonigt,
Yeah they'll lead you astray, and you’ll keep working til the morning light cause
You’re better than that, well I thought you were better than that
Girl, you’re better than that, well I guess you’re not better than that, oh better than that.

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from Now We Run, released August 6, 2012

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